In: Statistics and Probability
| Average Daily TV Viewing Time Per U.S. Household | |||
| Year | Hours | Min | Total Min | 
| 1950 | 4 | 39 | 279 | 
| 1955 | 5 | 5 | 305 | 
| 1960 | 5 | 33 | 333 | 
| 1965 | 6 | 4 | 364 | 
| 1970 | 6 | 38 | 398 | 
| 1975 | 7 | 7 | 427 | 
| 1980 | 7 | 45 | 465 | 
| 1985 | 8 | 22 | 502 | 
| 1990 | 8 | 7 | 487 | 
| 1995 | 8 | 38 | 518 | 
| 2000 | 9 | 2 | 542 | 
| 2005 | 9 | 30 | 570 | 
| 2010 | 9 | 41 | 581 | 
| Click here for the Excel Data File | 
| (a) | Fit a linear trend to the Total Min data. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) | 
| yˆy^ = t + | 
| (b) | Make a forecast for 2015. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) | 
| Forecast for 2015 = minutes |